1947 Birmingham Black Barons Roster (40-man)

1946 Season 1948 Season

Record: 50-42-0, Finished 3rd in Negro American League

Manager: Tommy Sampson (47-37)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Orinthal Anderson	26	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Nov 11, 1920	1st	7		7		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	5			-0.4
Earl Ashby	26	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 16, 1921	2	1		1		0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Pepper Bassett	36	us US	B	R	6' 3"	225	Aug 5, 1910	11	16		16		0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	All-Star
Herman Bell	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	177	Apr 18, 1915	5	5		5		0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
James Bizzle	27	us US			5' 10"	166	Mar 9, 1920	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
John Britton	28	us US	L	R	5' 8"	160	Apr 21, 1919	6	14		14		0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Eli Chism	30	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Jul 1, 1916	2	16		16		0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	16			0.2
Piper Davis	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	188	Jul 3, 1917	6	14		14		0	0	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6	All-Star
Silas Griffin							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jay Heard	27	us US	L	L	5' 7"	155	Jan 17, 1920	2	5		5		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Curtis Hollingsworth	30	us US		L	5' 9"	165	Dec 18, 1916	2	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Lee Moody	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	May 14, 1917	4	13		13		0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Jimmie Newberry	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 9, 1919	5	8		8		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Alonzo Perry	25	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Apr 14, 1922	2	8		8		5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.3
Nat Pollard	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Jan 24, 1915	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bill Powell	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	May 8, 1919	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
Bobby Robinson	34	us US	B	R	5' 8"	180	Apr 1, 1913	7	15		15		0	0	0	1	1	1	0	11	0	11			0.0
Tommy Sampson	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 31, 1912	8	6		6		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Ed Steele	31	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 8, 1915	6	14		14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	14			0.4
John Thomas							Unknown	2	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3			-0.1
Jim West	42	us US	B	R	6' 0"	218	Apr 23, 1905	17	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Samuel Williams	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 13, 1922	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Artie Wilson	26	us US	L	R	5' 10"	162	Oct 28, 1920	4	15		15		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0			0.5	All-Star
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR